The Thief and The Cobbler by roseandthorn on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

This is possibly, no.... IS the best animated movie I have ever seen.

I'm gonna tell you why.
It took 30 freaking years to make this movie! 30 YEARS!!!!!! If you see it you'll know why! And mind you they had no computers at the time!!!!
This is Richard Williams masterpiece. (Richard Williams was the guy who did Who Framed Roger Rabbit). It also has Vincent Price!!!! (voicing of course)

Unfortunately, before it was even finished (IT WAS SOOOO CLOSE!) The Hollywood people cut the funds...... DAMN THEM!
Not only that! But Disney went ahead and bought the movie and never finished it!!!! Due to competition with Aladdin.

They did release a version of the thief and the cobbler, but it's nothing compared to the original richard williams wanted(which is absolutely gorgeous....)

Warning though:
DO NOT SEE THE MIRAMAX VERSION< OR ANY OTHER AS A MATTER OF FACT.....
They have what's called the "Recobbled" Cut of the movie on the internet somewhere (stupid google recently got rid of it though). It's an hour and 37 minutes long so if you watch it have some spare time on your hands, and you have to be patient with it because it cuts back and forth from storyboards to animation.

If you do see the miramax version.... which is nothing compared to the original... just watch it for the animation.... not the story or the songs because they ruined that trying to copy aladdin....

ANYWAY!! Characters!
At the top is Zigzag the evil sorcerer and royal vazier (can't spell).
Below him is Princess YumYum, yes.... her name is YumYum...
And below her is Tak! Our adorable little cobbler hero.
and at the very very bottom is the Thief! WHOOO!!!!! Thief kicks most major ass....